BYRepublican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at his birthday celebration, hosted by Club 47, in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, June 14, 2024.
Roughly 24 hours before Trump planned to address the conference, well-known white supremacist Nick Fuentes entered Turning Point's convention hall surrounded by a group of cheering supporters. He was quickly escorted out by security. Few states are expected to matter more in November than Michigan, which Biden carried by less than 3 percentage points four years ago. And few voting groups matter more to Democrats than African Americans, who made up the backbone of Biden's political base in 2020. But now, less than five months before Election Day, Black voters are expressing modest signs of disappointment with the 81-year-old Democrat.
Among Black adults, Biden's approval has dropped from 94% when he started his term in January 2021 to just 55%, according to an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll published in March. Maurice Morrison, a 67-year-old lifelong Detroit resident, plans to attend Trump's church appearance. Morrison acknowledged that Trump, for whom he voted twice before and plans to again, is deeply unpopular in his community and even inside his home.
Turning Point has emerged as a force in GOP politics in the Trump era, particularly among his"Make America Great Again" movement, despite the ADL's warning that the group"continues to attract racists."